Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith
The first comprehensive resource for teaching spiritual leadership development in the twenty-first century—for all faith traditions.
America is changing. Technology, social networking, global economics, immigration, migration and multiculturalism urge communities of faith to expand their vision of spiritual leadership and reflect on how leaders can better serve congregations and communities in the twenty-first century.
In this multifaith, cross-cultural and comprehensive resource for both clergy and lay persons, contributors who are experts in the field explore how to engage spiritual leaders and teach them how to bring healing, faith, justice and support to communities and congregations. They offer tools, advice, practical methodologies and case studies on how stakeholders—congregational leaders, ordained religious leaders, educators, students and community leaders—learn how to do theology in context and grow into faith leadership roles.
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Book details
- Author
- Willard Ashley
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Religion › Leadership
- Topics
- spiritual leadership · leadership development · faith communities · multifaith perspectives · clergy and laity · multiculturalism · social justice
- ISBN-13
- 9781594734328 (Hardcover)9781683361695 (Paperback)
About the author
REV. WILLARD W. C. ASHLEY SR., MDiv, DMin, DH, is the first African American dean of New Brunswick Theological Seminary and a New Jersey State Certified Psychoanalyst with more than three decades of pastoral and clinical practice. His recent books include Disaster Spiritual Care, 2nd Edition and Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith.
Ashley holds credentials as a trained Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Group Psychotherapist, and serves as President and CEO of Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr., LLC and founding pastor of Abundant Joy Community Church in Jersey City, New Jersey.
When not writing, Ashley consults on disaster recovery and clergy self-care for congregations and Fortune 100 companies, and speaks on leadership development, clergy resiliency, and interfaith dialogue. This work informs his writing directly.
Willard lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.